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1 Kings 20:11

9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

12 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
KJV
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
WEB
The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.’”
ASV
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on [his armor] boast himself as he that putteth it off.
DARBY
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [him], Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth off!
BLB
And the king of Israel answered and said, “Declare: ‘Let not him who is girding boast as him who is loosing.’”
ÅB
Da svarte Israels konge og sa: Si til ham: Ikke skulle den som binder sverdet om seg, rose seg lik den som løser det av seg!
OTB
Men Israels konge svarte: "Si til ham: La ikke den som tar på seg rustningen rose seg som den som tar den av."
B1930
Da svarte Israels konge og sa: Si til ham: Ikke skulde den som binder sverdet om sig, rose sig lik den som løser det av sig!

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 27:1

    Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:11

    I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

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  • Isaiah 10:15–16

    Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:44–47

    And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

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  • Matthew 26:75

    And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

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  • Matthew 26:33–35

    Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:12–13

    And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:6

    And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

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